The highly after thought Malawi Queens defeated counterparts Uganda she cranes 59-53 in a thrilling encounter in the first of their qualification rounds at the 2015 Netball World Cup.
Full Time: MAW 59 – UGA 53. Shooting: MAW 59/66 (89%) – UGA 53/57 (93%) #NWC2015 #MAWvUGA
— Netball World Cup (@netballworldcup) August 11, 2015
Congrats Malawi on another NWC2015 win! pic.twitter.com/NQa9gNwU7Z — Netball World Cup (@netballworldcup) August 11, 2015
Malawi, who are currently ranked sixth in the world put up a good show of keeping on scoring goals when they humbled the she cranes in their pool E game.
The She Cranes were expected to make amends after they recorded their first loss against Wales in Day 3 of their final group D game but the Malawi Queens were too strong to handle. Malawi Queens were dominant for most of the game leading the she cranes in three quarters. The final quarter was the highlight of the game but it was too little too late for the she cranes to get the win they badly needed. 
Malawi Queens depended mostly on their star shooter Mwayi Kimwenda and goal attacker Sindi Simtowe while the She cranes had Peace Proscovia leading the shooting with Rachael Nanyonga spearheading the goal attacks. It was a tight game overall but the she cranes could not contain the Malawi queens with most Ugandans still showing support for their team in the reactions below.
Malawi v Uganda – one of the loudest & surprisingly exciting matches I’ve seen so far #MAWvUGA #NWC2015 pic.twitter.com/jpmsnCQD77 — Fiona Crowe (@FiCrowey) August 11, 2015
@netballworldcup hard luck she cranes we are proud of u guyz — ahmed sulaiman (@ahmedsu48250176) August 11, 2015
@netballworldcup Too close yet too far for #SheCranes #NWC2015 #MAWvUGA — Vicent ASK (@askvicent) August 11, 2015
@netballworldcup Hard luck #SheCranes we will get them next time. Great game though. #TeamUg
— Adam Mugisha (@AdamMugisha) August 11, 2015
@netballworldcup Proud of the girls them. #QueensOfMalawi — Andreu AJ Foster (@andreu_aj) August 11, 2015
The She Cranes face Jamaica in the next qualification game on Thursday.
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